Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator Dean Pees was taken off the field on a stretcher following a collision with a New Orleans Saints player during pregame warmups Sunday.
Pees, 73, remained on the field for several minutes. Medical staff stabilized his neck before placing him on the cart to take him off the field.
Pees was treated and released from University Medical Center New Orleans and will fly back to Atlanta on Sunday night, the team announced.
Linebackers coach Frank Bush was set to call the defensive plays against the Saints.